On September 28, 2017, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) exercise its authority under sections 205 and 206 of the...more
10/3/2017
/ Coal-Fired Generation ,
Cost Recovery ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
NPRM ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
RTO ,
Wholesale
On Friday, June 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) issued an Order Assessing Civil Penalties against ETRACOM LLC (“ETRACOM”) and ETRACOM’s founding member and majority owner, Michael...more
7/5/2016
/ CAISO ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Financial Instruments ,
Market Manipulation ,
Section 222 ,
Wholesale
On May 10, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) proposed an amendment (“Proposed Amendment”) to an order it issued on March 28, 2013 (“RTO-ISO Order”), exempting certain electric energy transactions from a...more
5/13/2016
/ CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Market Manipulation ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Wholesale